The 2024 SEC Championship game was a

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game played on December7, 2024, at

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. It was the 33rd

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. The game featured the

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, the No.1 seed, and the

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, the No.2 seed. The game began at 4:00 p.m. EST and was broadcast on

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for the first time since

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, replacing

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. Georgia defeated Texas 22–19 in overtime, earning an automatic bid in the

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; it was the first time ever that the SEC championship game has gone to overtime.

Teams

Georgia previously defeated Texas in the regular season on October19 by a score of 30–15.

Georgia Bulldogs

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entered the SEC Championship Game as the No.2 seed after a 4442 victory over

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in eight overtimes. It was their fourth consecutive SEC Championship Game appearance and their 12th overall.

Texas Longhorns

The

entered the SEC Championship Game as the No.1 seed after a 177 victory over the

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. It was their first SEC Championship Game appearance in their first season in the conference.

Officials

Steve Marlowe was the referee for the game. Brent Sowell served as umpire; Chad Green as head linesman; Jeremiah Harris as line judge; Phillip Davenport as field judge; Justin Larrew as side judge; Keith Parham as back judge; and Jason McArthur as center judge.

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

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